Imus Bandera

Imus Bandera
Imus Bandera
League	MPBL
Founded	2018
History	Imus Bandera ; (2018–2019, 2021–present) ; Imus Khaleb Shawarma ; (2019) ; Imus Bandera Luxxe Slim ; (2019–2021)
Arena	Imus Sports Complex ; AATF Sports Complex
Location	Imus, Cavite
Team colors
Main sponsor	Luxxe Slim
Head coach	Manuel Torralba, Jr.

Imus Bandera, also known as Imus Buracai de Laiya is a professional basketball team in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League. It is owned by the local government of Imus in Cavite with the support of Luxxe Slim as their main sponsor.^[1]

History[]

Team roster[]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
G	6		5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)		1989–05–11
C	8		6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1986–08–27	Far Eastern
G	9		6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)		Cebu
G	10		5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)		1993–11–10
F	14	Najorda, Leo	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1982–02–16	San Sebastian
F	16		6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1992–04–18	UE
C	17		6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)			UPHSD
G	19		5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)			DLSU–Dasma
F	40		5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)		1981–09–28
G	–		5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)

Head coach

Manuel Torralba, Jr.

Assistant coach(es)

Rodel Namuco
Gualberto Garcia

Team manager

Lou Abad

Legend

(C) Team captain
(EP) Ex–Pro
(HG) Homegrown Player
(FF) Fil–Foreign Player
Injured

Depth chart[]

Head coaches[]

Imus Khaleb Shawarma head coaches
2018–present
#	Name	Start	End	Regular Season				Playoffs				Best Finish	Achievements
#	Name	Start	End	GC	W	L	Win%	GC	W	L	Win%	Best Finish	Achievements
1		2018		9	2	7	.222				–
2	Jerry Codiñera	2018	2019				–				–
3		2019	2021				–				–

All-time roster[]

Gerald Anderson (2019–2021)
(2018)
(2018–present)
(2018)
(2018–present)
(2018)
Jerwin Gaco^[2] (2018–2019)
(2018–present)
(2018)
Jayjay Helterbrand (2019–present)
(2018–present)
(2018–present)
(2018)
(2018)
(2018)
Andre Paras^[3] (2018–2019)
Jonathan Rivera (2018–present)
(2018)
(2018)
(2018)
(2018)
(2018)
(2018)

Season-by-season records[]

Records from the 2021 MPBL Invitational:

Season	Conf.	Team name	Elimination round					Playoffs
Season	Conf.	Team name	Division	Finish	W	L	PCT	Stage	Results
2018–19	Rajah Cup	Imus Bandera	None	9th/10	2	7	.222	Did not qualify
2018–19	Datu Cup	Imus Bandera	Southern	7th/13	11	14	.440	First Round	lost vs. Batangas City, 1–2
2019–20	Lakan Cup	Imus Khaleb Shawarma	Southern	14th/15	6	24	.200	Did not qualify
2022–23	Invitational	Imus Buracai de Laiya	Group D	1st/6	4	1	.800	Quarterfinals Semifinals Third Place	won vs. Bicol, 74–57 lost vs. Nueva Ecija, 76–82 lost vs. Pasig, 80–100
Total elimination round					23	46	.333	0 semifinals appearances
Total playoffs					2	4	.333	0 finals appearance
Total franchise					25	50	.333	0 championships

References[]

^ Flores, Joaqui (January 25, 2018). "GALLERY: MPBL opening ceremony". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
^ Joble, Rey (June 3, 2018). "Jerry Codiñera opens door for Jerwin Gaco at Imus: 'Salamat sa tiwala'". FoxSports. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
^ Joble, Rey. "'BAGAY SIYA DITO' | PBA legend Benjie Paras sees son Andre a good fit for Imus' MPBL team". FoxSports. Retrieved May 29, 2018.

External links[]

Imus Khaleb Shawarma Facebook Page

[1] Flores, Joaqui (January 25, 2018). "GALLERY: MPBL opening ceremony". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved February 12, 2018.

[2] Joble, Rey (June 3, 2018). "Jerry Codiñera opens door for Jerwin Gaco at Imus: 'Salamat sa tiwala'". FoxSports. Retrieved June 3, 2018.

[3] Joble, Rey. "'BAGAY SIYA DITO' | PBA legend Benjie Paras sees son Andre a good fit for Imus' MPBL team". FoxSports. Retrieved May 29, 2018.

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